Bathtub receptacle



April 5, 1938. w H EHRHORN 2,113,043

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTT LE INVENT OR ATTORNEY.

WALTER H. EHRHDRN.

Patented Apr. 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates generally to improvements in plumbingfixtures and has especial reference to improvements in bath tubrecepticles or adapters to take place of the usual so- 5 called"rosette" or overfiow drain of the bath tub.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a device ofthe class designated that may be employed to facilitate the taking of abath in that the same allows the bath tub to be filled to a point abovethe usual "rosette of the tube thereby enabling the person taking a bathto entirely submerge the body.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterthat when employed in bath tub construction saves considerable water inthat the overfiow of water is considerably conserved.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bath tub fixtureof the class described that enables the bather to cover his body to theshoulders with the hot water.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter that may be easily and readily applied to any bath tub.

Additional to the foregoing objects is that of providing an appliance ofthe class described that is of unique form and that is so designed thatthe same prevents a person from cutting his fingers or injuring hishands. p

Additional to the foregoing objects is that of providing a device of thecharacter set forth that is simple in construction, and that may beeasily and readily stamped from sheet brass or like material.

It will thus be observed that I have produced a device of the characterset forth that may be utilized in bath tubs for utility purposes as wellas one that adds to the attractive appearance of 40 the tub.

It will also be noted that I have provided means for holding a tub fullof water so that the bather may have his entire body covered with waterin taking a bath.

This invention also overcomes the makeshift practise of placing tapeover the usual overfiow or drain in the ordinary bath tub.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the preferred form of my inventionand in which:-

F'igure 1 is a front elevation showing the preferred form of theinvention as applied to a bath tub; and

Figure 2 is a sectional detail taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring particularly to Figure 1 of the drawing it will be observedthat I have shown my improved device in connection with a bath tub 5 inwhich the conventional hot and cold taps 6 and l are illustrated.

The overfiow shield 8 is shown over theoverflow pipe 9 and said shieldis held in position by means of a screw lo which screw is tapped into alip ll formed in the mouth of the overfiow pipe i2.

The preferred form of the shield is shown in the drawing and includes anupper perforated or slotted section l l and a lower section having aplug i5 positioned thereon so that water may be drained from differentlevels in said shield and may be discharged from the bath tub overfiow[2 as desired.

Usually when a person is in the ordinary bath tub the water isconstantly running out of the tub thru the ordinary overfiow, andespecially is this so when a person lies down in the tub and 30 it is,therefore, my object to provide an overfiow that will retain the waterat a higher level in the tub and a device that may also be adjusted toregulate the water level in said tub.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States thefollowing:-

In a device of the class described, a bath tub receptacle comprising ashield capable of covering the overfiow of a bath tub and having aslotted upper section and an imperforate lower section, a plug arrangedin the imperforate section of said shield to regulate the overfiow ofwater from said tub, and screw means for retaining said shield in fixedposition.

WALTER H. EHRHORN.

